Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the country as Britain stands on the brink of Second World War.
A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of old Tom Oakley - but his new-found happiness is shattered by a summons from his mother back in London.
We use the Read, Write Inc. spelling programme to teach spelling in KS2. Pupils will learn a spelling rule by watching a video clip on a Monday and will practice this throughout the week, 8 of the spelling rule words will be sent home to learn and 8 of the statutory spellings for Y5 & Y6. The children are expected to learn these and they will be tested on them on a Friday